(Python) How to remove all whitespace from string and how to capitalize the first letter of each word in a string?

remove_all_whitespace.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

string_name = "hi Vlad, welcome to the California"


def mv_uppercase_rm_whitespaces(string_name):
    a = string_name.title()  #  capitalize the first letter
    b = a.replace(',', '')   #  remove comma
    c = b.replace(' ', '')   #  remove whitespace
    print c


mv_uppercase_rm_whitespaces(string_name)

#  result
#  HiVladWelcomeToTheCalifornia